Huskies Take Down Beavers 78-71 for 14th Win

Tuesday, January 28

St. Cloud, MN

5:30 P.M.

St. Cloud State

14-9,10-5NSIC

Bemidji State

7-14,4-11NSIC

Bemidji St.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Nathaly Delgado

1/29/2025 12:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State has won four of their past five games

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Men's Basketball (14-9, 10-5 NSIC) captured their 14th win of the season as they defeated Bemidji State 78-71 Tuesday evening. Through the first seven minutes of the game, neither team was able to take control of the game as the teams traded leads. A three by Luke Winkel gave St. Cloud State a little breathing room as they led 21-17 at the 12:18 mark of the first half. Two buckets by John Sutherland tied the game at 21, but SCSU started to take command as Izaac Neal gave the Huskies valuable minutes off the bench. Neal threw down a dunk to give the Huskies the lead at 23-21. Following back-to-back stops, Nate Dahl drove in the lane and finished inside as Bemidji State called a timeout. Out of the break, Neal showed off his vertical with a block on Sutherland and then a few possessions later made a hook shot to push the lead up to six points. The Huskies defense held the Beavers scoreless for nearly four minutes, but they ended the half on a hot streak as they knocked in five of their next six threes to lead 38-37 going into halftime. The second half saw the Huskies come out with a sense of urgency as a three-pointer by Anish Ramlall capped off a 12-4 run as St. Cloud State now led 49-42. The Huskies had an answer for every run by the Beavers in the second half, but BSU did not go away quietly. With 3:26 left in the game, the Huskies lead would be cut down to only two points. Lucas Morgan came up big for the Huskies as he finished a layup to get the lead back up to four points. SCSU forced a miss on the ensuing Beaver possession which ultimately to Wyatt Hawks getting fouled on a layup where he made both free throws. Now leading 65-59 with 2:06 left in the game, St. Cloud State kept the Beavers at bay as they made 11 of their final 12 free throw attempts. The Huskies would go on to win 78-71 for their 14th win of the season.

Top Huskies

Luke Winkel was the game's leading scorer with 19 points on an efficient 6/11 shooting. Winkel went 5/5 from the free throw line while dishing out four assists and nabbing a steal. This was the fourth game where Winkel has scored 19+ points and 12th game with 4+ assists, including the past five games.
Lucas Morgan stuffed the stat sheet as he totaled 12 points and six rebounds and assists. Morgan also made all six of his free throw attempts. Morgan has scored 12+ points in six of his past seven games. The six assists were a season-high.
Wyatt Hawks tallied 13 points, six rebounds, three stocks, and two assists while shooting 4/7 from the field. He also made five of his six free throw attempts. This was Hawks' 10th game scoring 13+ points and sixth game exceeding 3+ stocks.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 107-47 all-time against Bemidji State.
The Huskies led the game in field goal percentage (51-50.9), free throw percentage (80-28.6), rebounds (30-24), offensive rebounds (7-6), blocks (3-0), points in the paint (38-30), second chance points (7-6), fast break points (15-8), and bench points (19-17).
SCSU has amassed double-digit conference victories for the first time since the 2019-2020 season. Their 14 total wins on the year are also the most since that season.
Kynan Philippe scored eight points while making two of his four three-pointers. He also notched three assists and two steals. Philippe has made 2+ threes in five straight games.
Izaac Neal scored six points after making all three of his field goal attempts. He also tallied a block and a rebound.
Nate Dahl totaled seven points, four rebounds, and two assists.
Anish Ramlall scored five points, grabbed three rebounds, and nabbed two steals.
Lee Marks III accumulated five points and four rebounds.
Nathan Bunkosky scored three points and grabbed two rebounds.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action of Saturday, February 1 as they take on MSU Moorhead. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Basketball, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.